The posting
Location: Vancouver, Canada | Employment Type: Part-time Internship | Reports to: People & Culture Team
Reporting to the People & Culture Team, we’re looking for a collaborative HR Administrative Intern to join Rival Group. In this role, you’ll help support HR administration, recruitment coordination, and employee data and documentation, working with smart, kind people who care about great work, real collaboration, and having fun while building something meaningful.
This role is open to candidates based in Vancouver, Canada, with a hybrid working model designed to support flexibility, connection, and focused work.
About Rival Group
Rival Group brings together Rival Technologies, Reach3 Insights, and Angus Reid Group to help brands get closer to their customers through AI-accelerated, mobile-first conversational insights. Our teams blend technology, research, consulting, and data storytelling to help organizations make better, faster, and smarter decisions.
We're transforming the insights industry — moving quickly, staying curious, and building work that feels fresh, human, and genuinely useful. We celebrate people who bring courage, energy, results, and kinship to everything they do.
What you’ll own
- Provide day-to-day People & Culture administration, including data entry, employee file maintenance, updating trackers and spreadsheets, organizing documents, and keeping HR records accurate.
- Provide recruitment support, including posting jobs, coordinating interviews, updating candidate records in the ATS, preparing interview materials, tracking candidate progress, and supporting recruitment-related follow-ups.
- Support onboarding and offboarding administration, including system updates, document preparation, reminders, checklists, and coordination with internal stakeholders.
- Help with recurring HR tasks such as data audits, basic reporting, routine requests, and maintaining templates, guides, and process documentation.
What you bring
- Currently pursuing a diploma or degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; previous HR experience is preferred but not required.
- Comfort with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook, and the ability to learn new HR systems quickly.
- Strong communication skills, good judgment, and discretion when handling confidential employee and candidate information.
- A practical, curious mindset and willingness to take ownership of repetitive, detail-oriented tasks while looking for ways to improve processes.
- Excellent organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage recurring tasks, meet deadlines, and produce accurate work.
- A collaborative, dependable approach and a desire to contribute to a positive and inclusive team culture.
Nice to have
- Previous internship, administrative, customer service, office, or coordination experience is an asset.
- An interest in building a career in Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, or a related field.
- Exposure to an HRIS, applicant tracking system, SharePoint, project management tools, or similar workplace technology is an asset.
Why Rival for your next career adventure?
At Rival, how we work matters just as much as what we deliver. We’re building a place where people can do meaningful work, grow their careers, and enjoy the humans they work with along the way.
The hourly rate for this role is CAD $20 with a maximum 30 hour work week.
Our values
Our values guide how we work together, make decisions, and show up for customers and each other:
- Courage
- Results
- Energy
- Kinship
The not-so-fine print
You must be eligible to work in Canada to be considered for this role. At Rival, we value the unique qualities and experiences each candidate brings. We personally review every application and do not use AI or automated systems to screen or filter resumes.
If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every requirement above, we still encourage you to apply. Research shows that people from underrepresented groups often apply only when they feel 100% qualified. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Rival provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, age, ancestry, gender, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We’re also committed to an accessible work environment and inclusive employment practices. Please contact our People & Culture team if you require accommodation at any point in the selection process.
Please note that, given our security and compliance certifications, final applicants will be required to undergo a background check. No recruiters and no phone calls, please.
